Suction disposal attachment for ash receptacles



June 8, 1954 P. J. NICHOLAS 2,680,569 SUCTION DISPOSAL ATTACHMENT FOR ASH RECEPTACLES Filed April 15, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 mm m. fifi m 5E3 v 9k 9 2 P Sq E mm v vw V kw nw d m 5. mm 0N km 6 M 3 J- k I Q 8 a P n 2 \N Wm June 8, 1954 P. J. NICHOLAS SUCTION DISPOSAL ATTACHMENT FOR ASH RECEPTACL Filed April 15, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i J F M m. m n m v KIT k m MN 9 V/////V-////// Q M: m t

Patented June 8, 1954 UITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUCTION DISPOSAL ATTACHMENT FOR ASH RECEPTACLES view of an automobile Peter J. Nicholas, Dover Foxcroft, Maine, assignor of fifty Foxcroft, Maine per cent to Leslie Paul Nicholas, Dover Application April 15, 1952, Serial No. 282,5ll3

1 Claim. (Cl. 241-55) 2 The present invention relates to new and use- Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cutter; ful improvements in ash and similar refuse reand ceptacles for motor vehicles and more particumeans for removing the ashes, burned cigarettes and other refuse from the receptacle and discharging the same under the vehicle.

An important object of this invention is to provide a suction fan connected to the ash receptacle together with a discharge pipe leading from the fan to the rear of the vehicle and constructing the suction fan to include a rotary cutter to chop and disintegrate cigarette stubs, match stems and other refuse before discharging the same from the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide suction pipes leading from the suction fan to ash receptacles mounted in the front and rear portions of an automobile or other vehicle and wherein the ash receptacles may be easily and quickly disconnected from the suction pipes and a vacuum cleaner hose interchangeably connected A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in operation,

fully hereinafter described and claimed, refer- Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional showing the ash disposal suction fan and pipes connected thereto;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of the suction fan-and the suction pipes for the front and rear ash receptacles connected thereto;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a view in elevation of one of the ash receptacles and the control switch for the suction fan mounted adjacent thereto;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a diagram of the electric circuit for the suction fan;

Figure 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the cutter attachment for the suction fan, taken on a line 1-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 9 is a side elevational view showing one of the ash receptacles disconnected from the suction pipe and the vacuum cleaner hose connected thereto.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention the numeral 5 designates the fan housing for a suction'fan t The suction fan 5 includes the plurality of radially extending blades 9 and to a pair of radially aligned blades 9 a cutter I9 is secured and which includes attaching plates H secured 4 nected blade 9 of the suction fan.

The suction pipe It leads forwardly under the floor It of an automobile or other motor vehicle to enter The hinge lid 23.

The suction ash receptacle 2B lid 27 for closing A discharge is also provided with a hinge the top thereof. pipe 28 is connected to the outlet of the vehicle.

7 The motor 8 for the suction fan 6 is connected in a circuit with the battery 3! or other suitable source of current provided for the vehicle and the motor is selectively controlled by a front switch 32 mounted on the instrument panel 21 adjacent the ash receptacle 20 as well as by a switch 33 mounted at the back of the front seat 24 adjacent the rear ash receptacle 26 whereby the motor may be energized and the suction fan operated by the occupants of either of the front or rear seats of the vehicle. When the tan is operated ashes, partly consumed cigarettes or other refuse deposited in either of the receptacles 20 or 26 will be drawn through the suction pipes I6 and I1 and as the refuse enters the front of the fan housing 5 the blades [3 of the cutter will cut the refuse into small particles in a manner tending to extinguish burning cigarettes or the like and the disintegrated particles will then be blown rearwardly through the discharge pipe 23 to the rear of the vehicle.

Either the front hose l9 or the rear hose 25 for the front and rear ash receptacles may be detached from their suction pipes 16 and H respectively and the suction hose 34 of a. conventional type of vacuum cleaner connected to either of the suction pipes 16 or H and the suction nozzle 35 of the vacuum cleaning hose 34 used to suction clean the upholstery at the interior of the vehicle.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A suction attachment for motor vehicles comprising in combination a floor for the vehicle, a suction fan attached under the floor and including a fan housing having a cover plate disposed in spaced parallel relation to the front edges of the blades of the fan, a pair of inlet pipes leading to the cover plate and extending therefrom upwardly through the floor, one of said inlet pipes entering the front portion of the vehicle and the other of said inlet pipes entering the rear portion of the vehicle, and connected to each of said inlet pipes, a cutter attached to the front edge of a blade of the fan and extending radially of the fan, said cutter having a cutting edge extending forwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the fan for rotation therewith directly behind the cover plate and across the delivery ends of the inlet pipes for comminuting material sucked from the interior of the vehicle.

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